As investigations into the disappearance of Today star Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, approach their 11th week, police presence in her daughter Annie Guthrie's neighborhood has increased after complaints of harassment from streamers and citizen journalists.
Nancy went missing on February 1 from her home in Tucson, Arizona, after spending an evening with Annie and her husband, Tommaso Cioni. Annie and Tommaso were quickly cleared of any wrongdoing by authorities, and Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos shared in a press conference that it was "cruel" to believe otherwise.
"To be clear…the Guthrie family – to include all siblings and spouses – has been cleared as possible suspects. The family has been nothing but cooperative and gracious and are victims in this case," he said. "To suggest otherwise is not only wrong, it is cruel. The Guthrie family are victims, plain and simple."
© XIn recent days, police presence in Nancy's neighborhood, as well as in Annie and Tommaso's area a short drive away, has increased after locals raised concerns about ongoing harassment from streamers and citizen journalists.
"The sheriff recently told residents in the Guthrie neighborhood during a meeting that there have been increased patrols in the area in response to complaints about streamers and citizen journalists possibly trespassing," the sheriff's department told USA Today.
Meanwhile, former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer defended Annie on X after social media users continued to speculate that she and her husband were somehow involved in Nancy's disappearance, despite the sheriff's department refuting these rumors.
© Getty Images"A lot of people are saying she's a killer, she abducted her mom or had her abducted – not that she's 'porch guy,' but that she pulled the strings," Jennifer said.
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"Porch guy" refers to the masked man seen in doorbell camera footage released in February by the FBI, which shows the individual attempting to dismantle Nancy's camera in the middle of the night. He wore a backpack, a balaclava and a gun in the waistband of his pants.
"This is a woman who works hard. No signs of money problems," Jennifer continued. "They do just fine. They're not in money problems. They have one child. They have a beautiful life from all accounts."
© GC ImagesAnnie and Tommaso were the last to see Nancy on the night of January 31, when they hosted a games night at their house in Tucson.
© WireImageTommaso dropped his mother-in-law off at home just before 10 p.m. that same night, and her doorbell camera was disconnected around 1:47 a.m. on the morning of February 1. The software detected movement 25 minutes later, and her pacemaker was then disconnected from her phone app at 2:28 a.m.
Alarms were raised by Nancy's friends the next morning when she failed to show up for church, and authorities arrived at her home at 12:15 p.m. on Sunday only to find droplets of blood on the front doorstep. The sheriff's department later announced its belief that Nancy was taken against her will.
